Kavankarai is a neighbourhood near Pulhal in Chennai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India. It is located at an altitude of about 30 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 13°10′13.8″N 80°11′43.4″E / 13.170500°N 80.195389°E / 13.170500; 80.195389 (i.e., 13.170500°N, 80.195400°E). Red Hills, Pulhal, Vinayagapuram, Kallikuppam, Padianallur, Cholavaram, Karanodai, Madhavaram, Lakshmipuram and Kolathur are some of the important neighbourhoods of Kavankarai. Kannappa Swamigal was a spiritualist who lived in Kavankarai.